Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The male goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king.
New American Standard Bible
The shaggy
King James Version
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Holman Bible
The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes represents the first king.
International Standard Version
The demonic goat is the king of Greece, and the great horn between its eyes is its first king.
A Conservative Version
And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
American Standard Version
And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Amplified
The shaggy (rough-coated) male goat represents the kingdom of Greece, and the great horn between his eyes is the
Bible in Basic English
And the he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
Darby Translation
And the rough goat is the king of Greece; and the great horn that was between his eyes is the first king.
Julia Smith Translation
And the hairy he goat, the king of Grecia: and the great horn which is between his eyes, he the first king.
King James 2000
And the male goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"And the hairy he-goat [is] the {kingdom} of Greece, and the great horn that [is] between his eyes--he [is] the first king.
Modern King James verseion
And the shaggy goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
but the goat is the king of Greek land: the great horn that stood betwixt his eyes, that is the principal king.
New Heart English Bible
The male goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
The Emphasized Bible
and, the he-goat, is the king of Greece, - and, the great horn which was between his eyes, the same, is the first king.
Webster
And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
World English Bible
The rough male goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the young he-goat, the hairy one, is the king of Javan; and the great horn that is between its eyes is the first king;
Themes
Empires/world powers » The ram and the he goat
Goat » Illustrative » Of macedonian empire
the Macedonian empire » Illustrated by the » Rough goat with notable horn
Prophets » God communicated to » By angels
War/weapons » Who will attempt to make war with jesus Christ and his saints
Interlinear
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 8:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Gabriel Gives Angelic Help And Interprets The Vision
20 The ram that you saw with the two horns stands for the kings of Media and Persia. 21 The male goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between its eyes is the first king. 22 The horn that was broken and in whose place there arose four others stands for four kingdoms that will arise from his nation, though they will not have his strength.
Cross References
Daniel 10:20
He said, "Do you know why I have come to you? Now I am about to return to engage in battle with the prince of Persia. When I go, the prince of Greece is coming.
Daniel 11:3
Then a powerful king will arise, exercising great authority and doing as he pleases.
Daniel 8:5-8
While I was contemplating all this, a male goat was coming from the west over the surface of all the land without touching the ground. This goat had a conspicuous horn between its eyes.